8:37 PM,
Oct. 29, 2013

Glenda Ritz, Indiana superintendent of public instruction, fields questions Oct. 29, 2013, from Scott Elliott as she spoke at a public session at the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, Central Library branch. Her address was part of a series of 'conversations about education' sponsored by the library and WFYI.

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Indiana schools chief Glenda Ritz's political squabbles have dominated the news in recent days. But at a public forum Tuesday, she focused more on the educational improvements she wants to make.

The next two weeks will be critical in determining whether her political rift with the State Board of Education can be bridged - and how much of her efforts to add state-based reading tests and improve existing tests can be achieved.

In a wide-ranging discussion before about 100 people, she outlined her priorities as she prepares for pivotal board meetings on revamping the state's A-to-F school ...